Imagine doing the best work of your career in a place where your efforts advance lives and empower communities. Where a shared passion for education and student achievement guides every decision. And where the lives you change today literally become tomorrow’s life-savers. That’s what awaits when you join the West Coast University team. Get ready to transform futures, including your own.

How you can impact:

As the Associate Director/Dean, Nursing you will:

• Responsible for the campus clinical component of the BSN program.
• Collects evaluation feedback from students, staff and clinical sites. 
• Ensure that clinical partner satisfaction ratings are maintained or improved over time.
• Ensure student clinical experience satisfaction ratings maintained or improved over time.
• Conduct comprehensive clinical faculty observations and provide appropriate feedback or intervention in accordance with approved schedule.
• Oversight of all student and faculty clinical schedule/assignments processes. 
• Oversight of the MCO process for students’ clinical orientation to include clinical packets; health and safety requirements.
• Oversight of accurate/timely student clinical grids submission to clinical partners.
• Responsible for the oversight of student clinical placements with identified facilities. 
• Oversight of process for Manager of Clinical Operations attestation forms for student placements.
• Develops a process with the Manager Clinical Operations to ensure clinical placement requests are completed in an accurate and timely manner, either online or manually and confirmed.

EDUCATION:

• Master’s or higher degree from an accredited college or university which includes course work in education, business, or administration required.
• Master’s or higher degree from an accredited college or university which includes course work in nursing or nursing administration preferred.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Current Registered Nurse License required in state of employment.
• Approval by the Board of Registered Nursing to assume the role of Nursing Instructor preferred. Remediation available to obtain approval.
• Current CPR Certification
• Current Driver's License

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

• Typically requires advanced practical knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices of a single professional discipline or a broad understanding of multiple related disciplines.
• Experience leading a team, project, program, or function is typically required.
• Traditionally requires a minimum of 5 years of related work and educational experience.
• Leadership knowledge in the program field to cultivate a learner-centered environment and to foster excellence. 
• Knowledge in technological support and delivery of program area and services. 
• Knowledge and evidence of strong supervisory and management skills in a higher education setting overseeing clinical relationships.
• Knowledge of state, federal and local laws/regulations relating to programs, governmental compliance and other regulatory standards such as Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) or other nursing accrediting agencies, e.g., CCNA, CCNE,ACEN, and other accreditation standards. 

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Do you want a career that allows you to make a difference in other people’s lives? Discover what it means to truly believe in the work that you do at West Coast University.

At West Coast University, we have the privilege of educating students seeking careers in healthcare and guide them through their transformational journey from student to caregiver. Our associates are united behind that purpose and share a deep commitment to our values of teamwork, collegiality, transparency, and a student-centric approach to all we do. This focus creates an aligned, nimble, and consensus-driven culture that is solution-oriented and supports our associates’ professional growth.

West Coast University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all associates.